Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 29.3% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 98.7% more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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